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Coburn: ‘Legitimate’ Role for FEMA in Response to Oklahoma Tornadoes

Senator maintains disaster funding should be offset by budget cuts. Read more11:00 AM ETcomments

“We ought to live within our budget,” said  Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.. “We ought to live within our budget,” said Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla.. J. Scott Applewhite/AP file photo
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Special Report: United State Postal Service Woes

The Postal Service has been losing money for quite some time, with Congress ... Read more

Play of the Day

Play of the Day gathers clips from late night and comedy television shows, ... Read more

Politics Didn’t Motivate IRS to Target Tea Party, Ex-Chiefs Say arrow Senators and IG promise further probes.

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Top IRS Official to Invoke Fifth, Issa Issues Subpoena arrow Head of tax exempt division has asked not to appear before oversight committee.

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Play of the Day: Kids Say The Darndest Things... About Obama’s Scandals arrow Leno envisions Obama’s visit to a Baltimore school. It doesn’t go ...

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What Services Should Immigrants Get? arrow No consensus on how to treat new legal residents under immigration reform bill.

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Republicans Should Go Easy on Obama, At Least in Public arrow As a tactical matter, a subterranean campaign will score more direct hits on the ...

May 20 Comments

Top White House Aides Informed of IRS Troubles, but Didn’t Tell Obama arrow Acknowledgement raises questions about how the White House has managed ...

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Analysis: EPA May Lose Power to Fight Climate Change Before Using It arrow Supreme Court could change course on coal, pollutants.

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House GOP Says It Can Legislate and Investigate at the Same Time arrow Prominent conservative group suggests delaying votes to focus on Obama ...

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Play of the Day: Rounding Up a Tough Week for the White House arrow Three scandals continue to dog the administration.

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More Scrutiny Ahead for the IRS arrow Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing Tuesday.

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Retired Ambassador Thomas Pickering

Rep. Issa Subpoenas Ambassador Pickering to Testify on Benghazi Report arrow House Oversight chairman calls refusal to meet privately ...

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Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., says most IRS workers are good people and have tough jobs.

Democratic Lawmakers Stand Up for IRS Workers arrow Congressmen want to weed out the bad eggs to restore faith in the agency.

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